Most teenagers your age agree it is the parents who are in charge of making sure the diabetes care happens every day. However this won't always be the case. Most teenagers want to begin taking more responsibility at about your age, things like what you wear each day and who your friends are. It makes sense that you might want to take more responsibility for managing your diabetes care as well and this can sometimes cause conflict between parents and teenagers. It's a good idea to start thinking about that now so you can limit the fights later.


STOP PRESS - PARENTS WORRY ABOUT THEIR KIDS

It's a fact of life - all over the world parents worry about their teenagers and want them to be safe - and teenagers get sick of being nagged and don't want to be told what to do. Sometimes parents have just got used to doing everything for their kids and they find it hard to stop when the kids grow up.

Of course kids won't ever get the chance to show that they CAN do stuff themselves if their parents always jump in and do everything. You may be surprised to know you can do something about this.